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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, LONDON, SW7 5BD

CON/25/01450Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Permitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Details required by Conditions 3 (submission of details - g) details of any signage including that to be affixed to principle entrance steps and railings; i) details of planters to front entrance steps), 24 (ecology measures implemented in full), 27 (location of bat and bird boxes) of planning permission PP/20/04035 (Re-landscaping of grounds of the Natural History Museum including development of ancillary cafe, development of a learning activity centre and maintenance building, reworking of public access via the Exhibition Road tunnel, erection of a 'timeline wall' and other associated works. (Major Application))

Received
4 March 2025
Decided
22 May 2025
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington98% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) applications approved

This is a planning application for signage at Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, LONDON, SW7 5BD. Kensington has handled 626 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Brompton and Hans Town. We hold 1,249 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CON/25/01450
Address
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, LONDON, SW7 5BD
Postcode
SW7 5BD
Local Authority
Kensington
Application Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
22 May 2025
Date Submitted
4 March 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.496563, -0.176892
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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